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Old 05-05-2011, 02:34 PM
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Default New member, new owner, 2003 C4S

Honestly I thought I'd never get to be one of the guys posting a thread like this. After years of lust, I finally decided that I was going to drive a 911 and no one could change my mind.

I found one slightly higher than my budget but it was well worth it.

Picked up a 2003 C4S with PSE in Houston with 29k miles and I have been unable to wipe the **** eating grin off of my face from the time I wake up until I go to bed for the last 3 days The exhaust note of the PSE is so incredible I've never heard anything like it!

I've never been so satisfied with a vehicle purchase. I have always had buyers remorse buying cars, even cars I liked. Not this time. Not one single bit!

Sorry I'm rambling...every time I get out of the car I feel like I just had 5 cups of coffee.

I'll post better pics at some point but it is stock so it isn't anything you guys haven't seen before. Yes I know the pumpkins have to go!


https://picasaweb.google.com/1115735...at=directlink#


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Old 05-05-2011, 02:36 PM
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welcome; looks sharp with the Technos!
Old 05-05-2011, 02:55 PM
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looks great; love it! congrats on your purchase.
Old 05-05-2011, 03:06 PM
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Good looking car. Congratulations.
(now go peek at it again just to remind yourself that it's yours.)
Old 05-05-2011, 03:14 PM
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Congratulations. Looks like a nice car. The other malady that you will develop, besides the continuous grin on your face, is the necessity to always walk backwards after you have parked the car. I've had mine for 4 months or so, and I still walk backwards half way to my destination. It, of course, requires a longer walk because I park it so far away from wherever I am going.

ENJOY!!!

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Old 05-05-2011, 04:09 PM
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Welcome to the asylum where it's good to be crazy. Great looking car!

What other options do you have other than PSE (probably the best option IMO) and the Technos (another great option)?

I'm am option *****. There's nothing that depresses me like opening the trunk lid ona 996 and not finding any Xs on the option code list.

The frist car I looked at was a Arena red 99 coupe "wit nothin" I passed.
Old 05-05-2011, 04:25 PM
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I used that VIN decoder online. It seems pretty accurate. I removed a bunch of crap that seems pretty standard:

IXLF Sports exhaust system
IXSC Porsche Crest embossed in headrest
IX97 Gear lever **** in aluminium/leather
IX98 Handbrake lever in aluminium/leather
M032 Touring suspension
M197 Stronger battery
M219 Differential
M273 Door mirrors, electrically adjustable and heatable
M339 All-wheel drive
M375 Sports seat, backrest shell, left
M376 Sports seat, backrest shell, right
I415 18-inch Turbo-Look II wheel
M465 Rear foglamp, left
M476 Porsche Stability Management (PSM)
M480 6-speed manual transmission
M566 Front fog lights, white
M680 -MY 01 digital sound package MY 02- sound system Bose analog
M685 Rear seats, split
M936 Seat covers, rear, leather
M981 Leather equipment without seat covers
M983 Seat covers, front, leather
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Another C4S! I am REALLY starting to consider selling my C2 for a C4S

Congrats and enjoy, great find!
Old 05-05-2011, 05:01 PM
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Welcome to rennlist, nice looking Porsche, looks very clean and low miles to boot. Driving a Porsche should make you smile everytime.
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As someone else put it when I posted my welcome message, "Welcome to the C4S brotherhood!"

I still have the pumpkins on my car. One of these days I'll do it.

PSE is a great option -- it sold me on the car. Since I plan on driving mine in the winter I'm going to like the heated seats, but the other 8 months it doesn't mean anything (and depends on where you live). I wouldn't mind an aerokit, X-51, or X-73 option, but I think I'm going to leave it alone and put my money in an account marked "GT3" instead. The C4S is great for now serving DD duty, especially while all three kids still fit in it.
Old 05-05-2011, 05:12 PM
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Litronics, PSE and sport seats are my three top personal favorite options. Enjoy the car!
Old 05-05-2011, 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by dotframe
I used that VIN decoder online. It seems pretty accurate. I removed a bunch of crap that seems pretty standard:

IXLF Sports exhaust system
IXSC Porsche Crest embossed in headrest
IX97 Gear lever **** in aluminium/leather
IX98 Handbrake lever in aluminium/leather
M032 Touring suspension
M197 Stronger battery
M219 Differential
M273 Door mirrors, electrically adjustable and heatable
M339 All-wheel drive
M375 Sports seat, backrest shell, left
M376 Sports seat, backrest shell, right
I415 18-inch Turbo-Look II wheel
M465 Rear foglamp, left
M476 Porsche Stability Management (PSM)
M480 6-speed manual transmission
M566 Front fog lights, white
M680 -MY 01 digital sound package MY 02- sound system Bose analog
M685 Rear seats, split
M936 Seat covers, rear, leather
M981 Leather equipment without seat covers
M983 Seat covers, front, leather
Looks like your car came with different wheels than the Technos it currently wears.
Old 05-05-2011, 07:40 PM
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Nice car!
Old 05-05-2011, 08:01 PM
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sweet ride!
Old 05-05-2011, 08:06 PM
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very nice.... and such a rare color.


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